The Testimony of the RocksHurst, 1857 - 502 pages |
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Acrogens ages amid ancient animals anti-geologists appearance argument bear beds birds bones Carboniferous character Coal Measures Coccosteus coniferous conifers creation creatures deluge deposits detected dicotyledonous Divine division earth elephant Eocene evidence exhibited existing extinct fact feet ferns fishes Flood flora forests formations fossil fragments fronds furnished geologic geologist globe greatly heavens Helmsdale Holoptychius Hugh Miller human hundred hyænas inches instance known land least length Lepidodendron living Lower Old Red mammals mayhap Miller Miocene molluscs Mosaic Moses nature occur ocean Old Red Sandstone Oolitic organisms original Paleozoic peculiar period plants portion present race regarded remains remarkable represented reptiles resembles revelation rocks says scale scarce Scotland Scripture seems shells Sigillaria Silurian species specimen Sphenopteris stems surface Tertiary theologians thousand tion trees true Turrettine upper vegetable vision writer Zamia